❓ Mrs. Roberts requests a detailed breakdown of Tourism WA's regional event funding across nine regions. The Minister provides lists of supported events but withholds specific funding amounts for commercially sensitive events, citing competitive disadvantages and potential loss of events to other jurisdictions. The Auditor General has been notified.
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I refer to the Minister’s Answer to the Question Without Notice in Parliament on Thursday, 1 September 2011 regarding regional event funding, and I ask:
(a) could the Minister please itemise the events and funding amounts Tourism Western Australia is providing in the:
(i) Mid West;
(ii) South West;
(iii) Great Southern;
(iv) Pilbara;
(v) Wheat belt;
(vi) Peel;
(vii) Goldfields-Esperance
(viii) Gascoyne; and
(ix) Kimberley?
(a) could the Minister please itemise the events and funding amounts Tourism Western Australia is providing in the:
(i) Mid West;
(ii) South West;
(iii) Great Southern;
(iv) Pilbara;
(v) Wheat belt;
(vi) Peel;
(vii) Goldfields-Esperance
(viii) Gascoyne; and
(ix) Kimberley?
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Answered
1 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
54 days
(a)(i)-(ix) [See tabled paper no] for a list of regional events supported through the Regional Events Scheme. A total of $600,000 was provided for 2011/2012 - $300,000 each from Royalties for Regions and Tourism Western Australia (Tourism WA).
[See tabled paper no] for a list of other regional events supported by Tourism WA. Financial information related to events considered commercially sensitive has not been provided.
Tourism WA competes to develop and secure events for Western Australia in both the highly competitive national and international markets. The release of funding information into the public domain compromises Tourism WA's ability to successfully negotiate with and develop world class events for WA and would provide other Australian States/Territories or competing overseas destinations which have similar competing visitation and event objectives with an unfair advantage. If funding information became public an event or potential event may be lost to another Australian jurisdiction or competing overseas destination, and the funding required to secure an event may be increased substantially should another destination seek to attract the event and offer more funding to support the event activity or bid. This would have a considerable adverse effect on Tourism WA/Eventscorp's business, professional, commercial and financial affairs, as well as those of associated third parties, such as event holders.
The reality of working in a highly competitive and commercial environment is that failure to keep commercially sensitive information out of the public domain could result in a popular event becoming increasingly vulnerable to the poaching activities of national and international entities.
Eventscorp's reputation and ability to negotiate low costs and favourable contractual terms and conditions will be compromised if event holders knew this information could be made public because other States or jurisdictions would then demand similar business arrangements. This situation particularly applies to events that are held in more than one location within Australia and overseas, such as surfing, cricket, rugby and soccer events. The impact would likely be that WA would lose its appeal as an event host and its ability to negotiate lower costs with current or prospective event holders which may decline the opportunity to work with the Western Australian Government.
I have notified the Auditor General's office as per section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
that part of the answer to this question does not include funding amounts.
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[See tabled paper no] for a list of other regional events supported by Tourism WA. Financial information related to events considered commercially sensitive has not been provided.
Tourism WA competes to develop and secure events for Western Australia in both the highly competitive national and international markets. The release of funding information into the public domain compromises Tourism WA's ability to successfully negotiate with and develop world class events for WA and would provide other Australian States/Territories or competing overseas destinations which have similar competing visitation and event objectives with an unfair advantage. If funding information became public an event or potential event may be lost to another Australian jurisdiction or competing overseas destination, and the funding required to secure an event may be increased substantially should another destination seek to attract the event and offer more funding to support the event activity or bid. This would have a considerable adverse effect on Tourism WA/Eventscorp's business, professional, commercial and financial affairs, as well as those of associated third parties, such as event holders.
The reality of working in a highly competitive and commercial environment is that failure to keep commercially sensitive information out of the public domain could result in a popular event becoming increasingly vulnerable to the poaching activities of national and international entities.
Eventscorp's reputation and ability to negotiate low costs and favourable contractual terms and conditions will be compromised if event holders knew this information could be made public because other States or jurisdictions would then demand similar business arrangements. This situation particularly applies to events that are held in more than one location within Australia and overseas, such as surfing, cricket, rugby and soccer events. The impact would likely be that WA would lose its appeal as an event host and its ability to negotiate lower costs with current or prospective event holders which may decline the opportunity to work with the Western Australian Government.
I have notified the Auditor General's office as per section 82 of the
Financial Management Act 2006
that part of the answer to this question does not include funding amounts.
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